Hello Hilaire, I think a mail of Sven of last year will answer most of your questions, I quote it below.
In addition to that mail: - Spec is the standard UI builder for Pharo so it is reasonably complete and should be supported in the future. - The book Sven talks about is very much a work in progress, the URL for now is https://ci.inria.fr/pharo-contribution/view/Books/job/PharoBookWorkInProgress/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/book-result/Spec/ Here is the original mail by Sven: > There is an excellent presentation by Johan Fabry did during the last Pharo > Days, 'Using Spec to Build a UI'. *MUST WATCH* (the video is not yet fully > public, but soon will be, the link should work though): > > http://youtu.be/OL23s9ZUIR0?list=PL4actYd6bfnz98ngrKALwwStl3C3odEKG > > The slides are also not yet available, but soon will be (the talk is much > better that the slides on their own). > > > This draft chapter 'Spec: a framework for describing user interfaces' for an > upcoming book: > > > https://ci.inria.fr/pharo-contribution/view/Books/job/PharoBookWorkInProgress/lastSuccessfulBuild/artifact/Spec/Spec.pier.html > > > Look in the image. > > Browse the hierarchy below AbstractWidgetModel in the category > Spec-Core-Widgets in Pharo 4, look at the protocols called 'protocol' & > 'protocol-events' mainly. Look for references to each class. Trace senders of > methods until you arrive at examples. Study the examples, play with them, > change them. > > The UI of most tools in Pharo is also implemented using Spec. Browse the > hierarchy below ComposableModel to find them. (Komitter, Versionner, Critics, > Metacello, the old Eye Inspectors, ..). Watch and learn. > > > The cool Spec website: > > http://spec.st > > > Read some cool articles like: > > https://medium.com/concerning-pharo/rediscovering-the-ux-of-the-legendary-hp-35-scientific-pocket-calculator-d1d497ece999 > > See the section 'HP35CalculatorModel' for the Spec part. > > > The following papers (some older ones refer to API that has changed): > > 'Seamless Composition and Reuse of Customizable User Interfaces with Spec' > > http://rmod.lille.inria.fr/archives/papers/Ryse13a-SCICO-Spec.pdf > > 'Spec - A Framework for the Specification and Reuse of UIs and their Models' > > http://rmod.lille.inria.fr/archives/papers/Ryse12b-Spec-IWST12-Final.pdf > > 'Spec – Technical Report' > > http://rmod.lille.inria.fr/archives/reports/Ryse12a-SpecTechReport.pdf > > > Use the image to build a couple of simple UIs using Spec. You will be > surprised to learn that it is not that difficult. Just go with the flow, > don't try to enforce your world view on it, wait until you are further along. > On Feb 4, 2016, at 13:42, Hilaire <hila...@drgeo.eu> wrote: > > Hello > > I want to evaluate the use of Spec for desktop application. > > What are the recommended spec reading? > > Is Spec feature complete enough to develop application with complex GUI? > (very subjective question) > > Is it intended to remain compatible with future release and modification > of the underneath graphic system? > > Thanks > > Hilaire > -- > Dr. Geo > http://drgeo.eu > > > ---> Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org <--- Johan Fabry - http://pleiad.cl/~jfabry PLEIAD and RyCh labs - Computer Science Department (DCC) - University of Chile
